The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-07-02
Towsontown's Fourth of July Celebra-

Towsontown's Fourth of July Celebra-
tion.-A meeting of the citizens of Towsontown
was held Thursday evening for the purpose of ar
ranging programme for our 4th of July celebra-
tion Hon. David Fowler presided, and Mr.. S. c..
Iomay, was made secretary. finance committee
was appointed, consisting of DR.. r. G. Massen-
burg, S. j. Robinson, DIR. G. NJ. Bosley, DR.. j.
Piper, NJ. W. OGutt, S. G. Tomay, L.. II. Urban,
Chas. W. Lee and John Connor This committee
went to work and by Friday morning had raised
sufficient funds to pay the expenses of the ceebra
ton. Theprogramme will consist of parade by the
Towson Guards, in the morning; game of base
ball in the afternoon, and fine display of fire
works, and dancing picnic, under the auspices
OF the Guards, at night, in Chews beautiful grove
adjacent to the town. band of music will en-
liven the occasion. Public cordially invited.
The Report of the Late Grand Jury
Some Belt Matters.-The Citizens Associa-
ton of the Belt section of the 9th district held
meeting on Monday night, the president, Mr..
James e. Hooper, in the chair. The first thing
considered was the report of the last Grand Jury,
wherein the statement was made that the police
force of the county was guilty of ineficiency, and
that the appropriation of 1900 for its support
was ia waste of money. number of the members
defended the police, and stated that arrests had
been made, indictments found, but that cases had
been stetted. Col. T. P. Clark stated that there
prevented the successful carrying out of the law.
Mr.. Jas. e. Hooper said that number of the
police had told him that they had been informed
If they made arrests their heads would be cut off
To ascertain the sense of the association, Mr..
James II. Smith offered the following resolution
which was adopted
"WHEREAs, The late Grand Jury of Baltimore
county at its adjournment having passed resolu-
lions censuring the police force of the county, and
charging them with inefficency and neglect of
duty we, the members of the Citizens Association
of the fourth precinct of the 9th district express
our satisfaction with the police in this precinct,
and take pleasure In testifying to their efficiency"
Copies of the resolution were ordered to be sent
Judge Fowler, the County Commissioners and to
the chief of police. Messrs. James E. Hooper, F.
2. Clark, Robertson Taylor, E. H. Walker and
John Cassard were appointed to wait upon Judge
Fowler end cell Ais- attnrtinn tn tho 1Aattor.--
| Mr.. John M. Littig presented to the association
| a plat, the object of which was to secure i'm
proved and desirable naming of the streets. He
stated that the plat was prepared at the expense
of Mr.. A. S. Abel, and was submitted to the resi-
dents and property owners of Baltimore county
within the bounds of the York road on the east,
Jefferson Place on the west, North avenue on the
south and Twenty second street on the north, as
| laid out and recorded at Towsontown. The pur-
pose in the improved naming of the streets was to
avoid confusion and give permanence to localities.
There are adjoining Baltimore city on its eastern
boundary streets running north and south numer-
ically named as far as Fourteenth street, and the
same on the west, and in the section north of the
city the streets east and west, numerically
named, rendering it difficult to determine if prop
erty or families located on a numerically. named
street east, west north of the city postoice
| The plat proposes to introduce the names of the
different States Of the Union, and to term such
named streets avenues. Nearly all the men,
bers expressed their approval of the plan, and a
special committee was appointed to consider the
feasibility and desirability of the plan.